Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, New York
19 September 2011 (New York Time)
Excerpts:
“While I am the instrument of the people’s will, I too, have my own ambition: and that is, that with this rediscovered appreciation of their strength, and their renewed optimism and vigor, the Filipino people, by the end of my term, will have grown so accustomed to genuine public service and so intolerant of corruption, that whether a saint or a sinner succeeds me, no one will be able to roll back the tide of progress and good governance.”
“Let no one doubt that where the citizenry is unafraid to take its leaders to task, and who participate in nation building, there you have a nation of empowered citizens cognizant of why government exists. And that is to alleviate the suffering of our countrymen. By means of being empowered, our fellow citizens will not only identify the problems we face, but will commit to being part of the solution, and by so doing, seize the better future we all deserve.”
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